Question detail

exam warm-up: a right-angled triangle has shorter sides 3 cm and 4 cm. Find the hypotenuse.

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MCQ

Type

practice

Style

Topic

Mensuration and calculation

Question

  1. A. 5
  2. B. 6
  3. C. 4
  4. D. 10

Answer

The correct answer is 5.

Explanation

The locked answer is 5. Work through the given values, keep one operation per line, and check the final step reaches 5. This Pythagoras example is tied to a right-angled triangle and the hypotenuse.

Common mistake

Area of any triangle common mistake 1

Writing a final answer without showing the method that justifies it. This can weaken answers for: [Higher only] Know and apply Area = 1/2 ab sin C to calculate the area, sides or angles of any triangle..

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